Allen Staley — The Pre-Raphaelite Landscape

New Haven, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, 2001. Cloth. A smart volume that celebrates that intricacy and beauty of landscape in Pre-Raphaelite paintings, richly illustrated in colour. The first edition of this book, published in 1973, ignited a revival of interest in the brilliant and daring work of the Pre-Raphaelites. This second edition is completely revised and updated and gives a comprehensive account of the background and formation of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the imperative role of landscape within their paintings. Staley also looks at the stunning work of Ford Maddox Brown and John Everett Millais in exquisite detail. Enhanced by over one hundred and fifty colour illustrations. Written by Allen Staley, Professor Emeritus of Art History at Columbia University, New York City. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Various. Fine/Near Fine.